Safety shipping-case.



H. LEIMAN.

SAFETY SHIPPING CASE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. s, 1913.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

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I I tyre HENRY LEIIVIAN, OF TAMPA, FLORIDA.

SAFETY SHIPPING-CASE.

Application filed September 6, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY LEIMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tampa, in the county of Hillsboro and State of Florida, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Shipping- Gases;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in shipping boxes and an objectof the invention is to provide a sealed box with the corner cleatssecured from within the box to prevent their removal for theunauthorized removal of the contents of the box.

Another object of the invention is to provide a box with an improvedcorner construction having a cleat to receive the end of one side of thebox and have secured thereto the head of the box.

A further object of the invention is to provide a box with an improvedtop which may be slipped into place after the box has been assembled,sealing means being provided to secure the top in place, the specialcorner construction already referred to being provided to prevent thelongitudinal sliding of the top after the same has been sealed.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts as will behereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein similar reference characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several figures, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a box made accord ing to the present invention, Fig.2 is a vertical section through one end of the box taken just outside ofone end of the box to show the sealing means, Fig. 3 is a section online 3-3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a central vertical section through acorner construction, showing a modification, Fig. i is a perspectiveview of one end of the top of the box, Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofone corner of the box before the cover has been applied thereto, thesame being shown in position to receive one end of the top similar inconstruction to that shown in Fig. l, and Fig. 6 is a disjointed figureshowing one corner of the top separated from the corresponding corner ofthe box, the showing be- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 5, 1915.

Serial No. 788,450.

ing taken on a vertical plane indicated at lines 66 of Fig. 1.

Although various safety shipping boxes have been devised for the purposeof preventing the unlawful removal of the box contents, it is found thispractice continues and it is the object of the present invention toprovide an improved box to prevent this practice.

In the present structure it is intended to use the ordinary sealingmeans for securing the sides of the box together, but the particularimprovement resides in a corner con struction which employs cleats eachprovided with a slot, the part of the cleat on the side of each slotoverhanging the part on the other side of the slots, and has securedthereto one side of the box which fits into the slot, while the otherpart has secured thereto the head of the box. The cleats have the endsthereof mitered at an angle to the base of the slot, so that there isformed above the side members a, triangular pocket or opening into whichprojects one corner of the top.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the sides of the box, 2 theheads of the box, and 3 the flexible cord or wire passing throughsuitable openings formed in the cover and having the ends thereof sealedas at 4. It is possible to dispense with the cord or wire 3, but saidmeans are preferably used for additional protection.

The ends of the box are protected by means of cleats 5, the particularconstruction of which is shown more particularly in Figs. l and 5, wherethey are each seen to be provided with a slot 6 one wall of which isformed by the flange Y, which overhangs the extension 8 formed by theother wall of the slot, such extension 8 being of less height but ofgreater thickness than the flange 7. The flange and extension may bemade of any material proportioned to fit any size of box which is to beprovided with these cleats.

As seen in Fig. 3, the heads 2 each have their peripheries secured tothe extension 8 by means of brads, nails or other suitable means 100,the edges of the heads being contiguous with that side of the slot 6near the extension 8 so that there is formed in effect a slotsubstantially the depth of the flange 7 into which extends the end ofthe side 1. The preferable construction of the corner of the box is toinsert side 1 into the slot 6, then 116 nail the same-to flange 7 afterwhich the head 2 may be secured to the extension as before described, itbeing preferable to have the means used for securing the side 1 to thecleat covered by the edge of the heads 2 so as to prevent accidental orintentional removal of the same.

By referring to Fig. 5 it will be seen that the ends of the cleats arebeveled as at 9, the plane of the bevel passing substantially throughthe upper inner edge of the side, or the end of each cleat may beconsidered as beveled obliquely with respect to the base of thecorresponding slot. Thus there is defined a triangular space in the slot6 above the tops of the sides, which is designed to receive theextending corner 10 of one of the sides, or as shown in Fig. 4, of theextending end of the top 90, this extending corner projecting beyond thebevel 9 of the cleat 11. When said corner 10 has been inserted in thetriangular space in the slot 6 a tight fit is afforded and it will beseen that the sliding of the top 90 from the box without firstdestroying the cleat 11 is impossible.

To secure the top in place, the three sides and the heads of the box areassembled as before described, and all the cleats 5 of one end of thebox secured to the head at that end of the box. One edge of the top 90is then nailed to the flange 7 of the cleat 11, after which the top maybe slipped into place, the end of the top opposite the end carryingcleat 11 slipping within the corresponding slot of the adjacent topcleat, which of course has previously been secured to the box fromwithin. The corner of the top shown in Fig. 4 is not the corner whichfits on the corner of the box shown in Fig. 5, the corner of the topcorresponding to Fig. 5 being of a construction similar to that shown inFig. 4 but having the bevel of the cleat 11 extending downwardly and tothe left.

The cleat which is secured to the top has secured thereto a strip ofsheet metal indicated at 12, the ends 13 of which are perfo rated toreceive the wire 14 passing through one head of the box and having theends thereof sealed as at 15, therefore the top cannot be removedwithout previously breaking the seal 15.

Of course, if the sealing means 3 be used in addition to the seal 15, anadditional protection is afforded.

As shown in Fig. 3 additional means may be provided for preventinglongitudinal removal of the top of the box should the means for securingthe cleat 11 become loosened in any way. The overhanging flange 7 of thecleat 11 has depending therefrom pins 17 which extend across the slot 6of the cleat 11 and are spaced from the extension 8 a distance equal tothe thickness of the head 2. The top of the box is provided with a slot6 for each of the pins 17 which slots are slipped around theirrespective pins 17 when the top is inserted in the slot 6. The parts aredisposed substantially as shown in Fig. 3, the lower end 16 of the pin17 extending below the top of the head 2, so that should an attempt bemade to slide the top longitudinally from the box, the bottom of the pinwill be held against such movement by the top of the head 2.

What is claimed is:

1. A corner construction for boxes comprising a slotted cleat having oneend beveled obliquely with respect to the base of the slot, a box memberreceived by said slot, a second box member having the top thereofterminating adjacent the lower edge of the slot on the beveled end anddefining thereabove a triangular opening and a top, a corner of which isadapted to enter the triangular opening.

2. A corner construction for boxes comprising a cleat, a flange thereonparallel to the length of the cleat and extending thereon substantiallyparallel to the flange, a slot being defined between the flange and theextension, the flange over-hanging the extension, a box member securedto the extension and having one end thereof in alinement with one wallof the slot and a second box member passing between the flange and theextension provided on the end thereof with longitudinal slots, and pinssecured to the flange extending between said longitudinal slots belowthe top of and engaging first mentioned box member.

A box construction, a side, a cleat provided with a slot which receivesone end of said side, said cleat being beveled, the plane of the bevelpassing substantially through the upper inner edge of the side, the topof the side terminating adjacent the lower side of the slot to definethereabove a triangular pocket, a top, a cleat secured thereto andbeveled to correspond to the bevel of the flrst mentioned cleat, theplane of the bevel of the second mentioned cleat passing substantiallythrough the upper edge of the top to leave a portion of said top membersubstantially triangular in cross section extending outwardly from saidbeveled portion of the second-named cleat adapted to lie within thepocket formed in the firstnamed cleat.

4. A box construction having a bottom, sides and heads, a cleat providedwith a longitudinal slot facing inwardly secured to the bottom, sidesand top of one head of the box, the slots of the cleats secured to thesides of said head adapted to receive one end of each of the sides, theslot of the cleat secured "to the bottom of said head adapted to receiveone end of the bottom, a cleat provided with a longitudinal slot securedto the sides and bottom of the other head facing inwardly and adapted toreceive the other ends of the said sides and bottom, respectively, theupper ends of the cleats secured to the sides of said other head beingbeveled obliquely With respect to the base of the slots formed therein,there being formed above the ends of the sides last named in the slotsadjacent thereto triangular pockets, a top one end of Which is adaptedto enter the slot of the cleat secured to the top of the first namedhead, a cleat secured to the other end of said top in Which the saidother end of the top lies, the ends of said last named cleat beingbeveled obliquely with respect to the slot formed therein, the cornersof the top adjacent the last named cleat projecting beyond the beveledsurface of the ends of the said last named cleat and adapted to enterthe said triangular pockets, and means to secure the last named cleat tothe said other head of the box.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY LEIMAN. Witnesses:

DAVID Gnoss, B. J. SPEAK.

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